Wuxing County is located among the mountains in the western part of Hanzhong, and its city garrison guards the main route between east and west. This is where the Di people gather, and it is currently under the rule of Nanliang.
Ten days ago, Da Xiwu was ordered to gather all the troops in Chencang, and then left Sanguan and headed south. Ten thousand horses trekked over mountains and ridges for many days, and finally arrived in front of Guanshu.
The Wuxing Pass was a strategic location that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. After Da Xiwu arrived at this location, he built a large number of siege equipment and arranged for Army Commander Shi Wangyue and his general Yang Shao to persuade the defenders to surrender.
The defenders in Wuxing City were mostly members of the Qiuchi Di tribe, and they were accustomed to wandering between the northern and southern political powers for survival and profit. Now that Da Xiwu was approaching the city with his troops, he was originally very confident in persuading the generals who defended the city and captured Wuxing City without any bloodshed.
However, Wang Yue and others sent letters to the city several times, including shouting under the city, but the response of the defenders in the city was not very positive. After in-depth investigation, it was discovered that many of the Qiuchi Di ethnic groups here were recruited by the Liangzhou Prefecture to go to Nanzheng.
Defense. Worried about the safety of the tribesmen heading to Nanzheng, the defenders here did not dare to open the door and surrender, and the situation became stalemate for a while.
"The Di people were originally a ragtag group of people who were easy to leave, but they were also called into Hanzhong to coordinate the defense. This shows that the Liang people knew that our country was going to use a large number of troops in Hanzhong. If Hanzhong is heavily defended, the opportunity will be lost, and the road ahead will probably be even more difficult!"
After hearing the news in public, everyone suddenly became less optimistic.
As the commander-in-chief of the army, Da Xiwu's mentality would naturally not be easily shaken. After hearing this, he said in a deep voice: "How can we hope that the enemy will give up when we conquer a city? Since someone has been ordered to conquer here, they will advance but not retreat, so what about Liang Liang?"
Do you have to be prepared? Wherever the king's troops arrive, they will attack everything they can, so they will start from this city. Today, all the troops have enough food and drink, and we will start attacking the city tomorrow morning!"
Since there was no hope of persuading surrender, Da Xiwu ordered an attack as soon as possible to prevent the army from staying here for a long time and wasting morale.
After a night's rest, people from all walks of life in the Western Wei Dynasty gathered in front of the pass early the next morning, and launched a fierce attack on the Wuxing Pass with the sound of powerful drum orders.
Although the defenders in the city also resisted vigorously, the fighting power of these Di soldiers was not as good as the main force of the Western Wei Dynasty. After fighting for a long time, they gradually became exhausted. Several times, the soldiers of the Western Wei Dynasty rushed to the top of the city, all relying on the strong city defense.
, the difficult terrain was able to withstand the first day's offensive with great difficulty.
In the evening, all the armies paid for their troops and retreated. Da Xiwu discussed with the generals the gains and losses of the day's attack. He said that the defenders were already unable to support them, and he was confident that Wuxing City would be captured within the next few days.
Of course, the premise is that Wuxing city defense has not changed much as it is now, but if Nanzheng increases troops here, the situation will be difficult to say.
"Wuxing is located in Dixiang, and its gains and losses are still far away from Nanzheng. The Liang people may not be willing to send heavy troops to help. What's more, Xihegong first proposed the use of troops, and he must have already sent troops to Mianbei. The Hanchuan River is shaking, and the enemy will be surprised. In order to defend the
The people of Liang do not dare to send heavy troops outside. Our army only needs to follow the plan and use troops cautiously. It will not be difficult to reach Hanzhong."
Wang Yue had a good understanding of the situation in Shannan. The reason why Daxingtai sent him to join the army was to add a wise man among the warriors.
After hearing this, all the generals nodded in agreement and agreed with Wang Yue's judgment. Only Yu Wenqiu, the governor of Southern Qinzhou who led the army from Longyou, frowned and said: "The former Taiwan government plan is that the two armies will fight Hanzhong.
We are attacking Nanzheng from a flank. Now our troops are stranded on the road and are advancing slowly. If we fail to cooperate with the Eastern Army and Xihegong's army goes straight in, then there will be strong troops stationed inside and outside Nanzheng City, and the Jingzhou troops will be in danger!"
As soon as Yu Wenqiu finished speaking, the general Helianda on the side said again: "Since Lord Xihe initiated the use of troops in Hanzhong, he must have made a definite plan, and the strategy in his mind must be much better than that of us. Even if there are short-term mistakes,
To respond, we must have a plan to advance and retreat. Even if we take risks and capture Dingwuxing City by force, the road ahead will not be smooth, and there are still many passers-by at Yangping and Ping. If we attack all the way and reach Hanzhong, we will be exhausted, and the thieves will invade again.
How should we respond?”
Others nodded after hearing this. In fact, since they learned that the Liang people were well prepared in Hanzhong, they realized that their attack on Hanzhong would probably be in vain. If Hanzhong was so easy to recover, how could the Taiwanese government do so?
No attempt has been made in more than ten years?
They seem to have a lot of troops along the way, but if they want to attack the dangers and divide the troops for garrison, the strength is somewhat reluctant. Not to mention that even if they approach Nanzheng City, they still have to beware of the inevitable reinforcements from Shu.
The so-called prudent use of troops, the subtext is to wait and see the success or failure during the patrol, and use the troops led by Li Tai to cast stones to ask for directions. If the Jingzhou offensive goes smoothly and attracts the main force of the Liang Army in Hanzhong, it will naturally be good news for them. But
If the battle in Jingzhou does not go well, then even if they rush into Hanzhong, they may not have many opportunities to seize, and they will most likely have to retreat and return.
Yu Wenqiu was an old confidant of Dugu Xin and was eager to march eastward to support Li Tai, the son-in-law of the Dugu family. However, others had no such idea and their intention to march was not very strong.
As the commander-in-chief, Da Xiwu finally chose to listen to the opinions of the majority after listening to the opinions of the generals. He will continue to maintain the intensity of today's attack on Wuxing City tomorrow. It is good to be able to capture it, but there is no rush to increase it if it cannot be captured for the time being.
attack intensity to avoid causing greater casualties.
Early the next morning, when the soldiers in the camp finished breakfast and were about to continue the attack, they found that the number of garrison troops and flags at the top of the city had increased significantly, as if reinforcements were arriving.
After realizing this, Da Xiwu and the generals in the army were very surprised, so they postponed the attack, intending to find out the situation in the city before making a plan. However, before they could send envoys to submit a letter, the people in Wuxing City began to yell and curse.
stand up.
"The Wei people have no faith at all! It was clearly stated in Nanzheng City that all the disciples were dismissed, and the troops would return to defend the place to ensure that everyone was safe. However, after deceiving a certain group of people to return home, they came to attack again..."
Hearing the shouts and curses from the defenders on top of the city, Da Xiwu and the generals around him were all confused and looked at each other. When did they make this agreement with these soldiers in Nanzheng City?
"Could it be that, Li Boshan, he has actually conquered Nanzheng City?"
Although it felt a little unbelievable, Da Xiwu still made such speculations time and time again.
After the generals heard this, they couldn't help but shook their heads and waved their hands. They didn't know whether they were expressing that this was impossible or they didn't know.
Faced with such an unbelievable situation, Da Xiwu first ordered the troops to retreat to the camp temporarily, and then used Wang Yue as an envoy to go to the city to communicate. Then they got a fact that surprised them: Nanzheng City had indeed been captured by the Wei army.
Li Boshan, the general manager of Jingzhou, is sitting in the city and dismissing all the people gathered inside and outside the city.
A few days later, Da Xiwu's troops finally arrived at Nanzheng City in Hanzhong after a long journey. After following Li Tai's arrangements, they dispatched troops to garrison Baima garrison and other fortresses. More than 6,000 troops finally arrived in Nanzheng.
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But this was still more than double the three thousand troops stationed in the city. When Li Tai welcomed Da Xiwu into the city and led him to inspect the city's defense for a week, Da Xiwu couldn't help but be a little stunned, and couldn't help but ask:
"Jingzhou has tens of thousands of troops. Why did Lord Xihe advance so lightly? How long will it take for the troops behind to arrive?"
Before he had time to admire Li Tai's special skills in successfully attacking Nanzheng, when he saw that the city defense was so weak, he immediately began to worry about a new problem. The two of them alone, with more than 13,000 people, were really not enough to control such a huge force.
Hanzhong.
After hearing this, Li Tai shook his head and said helplessly: "The situation in Jingzhou is not optimistic enough now. Liu Zhongli of Nanliang was released by Hou Jing and returned to Anlu, making the situation in eastern Han Dynasty unstable. After the fall of Yingchuan, the east bandits
Murong Shaozong's army invaded Henan, and he did not know where he was going, so he had to be on guard.
If it were not for the fact that the people and horses committee in the town could not move lightly, why should I risk my life and lead a small group of people to attack the big city? Fortunately, Duke Gaoyang arrived in time, and the matter can be temporarily left to the public, and I can rest assured that the commander will return for a return visit."
"Wha, what? Duke Xihe is going back to guard Jingzhou now? But, but me, I'm suddenly in this situation. I haven't examined the details, so I'm afraid it's hard to take care of everything!"
When Da Xiwu heard that Li Tai was about to leave, he immediately stared and exclaimed.
I originally thought that with his tens of thousands of troops, it would be difficult to suppress the entire territory of Hanzhong, but when I thought that Li Tai only led 3,000 troops, most of whom were Shannan noble chiefs who temporarily instigated rebellion, he had successfully captured Nanzheng City, and Da Xiwu
I don’t want to show my cowardice, I can only express that I am not familiar with the situation in Hanzhong.
"I have never set foot in Hanzhong before, but I was ordered to do my best when the situation arises. What's more, this city also has Xiao Xun, Marquis of Yifeng in the Liang Kingdom, who can assist Gaoyang Gongzhen and Fuzhou."
If there is a choice, Li Tai certainly doesn't want to give up the Hanzhong he just won, but now there is no doubt that Jingzhou needs him to preside over it more.
Even if he wanted to keep Li Qianzhe here, it was obviously impossible for the Taiwanese government to hand over Hanzhong to such a newly attached general. It would be better to simply give in and just consolidate the personnel situation east of Ankang.
As for what Da Xiwu should do next to suppress this place, that is not something Li Tai needs to worry about. After welcoming Da Xiwu into the city, he ordered the Li brothers to withdraw from Nanzheng City happily.
, organizing and packing the personnel and materials that had been allocated before, and preparing to set off back east.
Li Tai naturally packed up the money, cultural relics, books, etc. seized in Nanzheng City and took them away. As for the food, he was limited by transportation capacity, so he only took a few tens of thousands of stones. He gathered more than 10,000 young men and women in the city and returned with them to Mianbei for resettlement.
.Liu Fan, the former important official of Liangzhou Prefecture, was brought along by him to appease and manage these migrating men and women.
As for other personnel in the city, including the former governor Xiao Xun, Li Tai was left to Da Xiwu. By the way, Yu Wenqiu and his troops were obtained from Da Xiwu's subordinates and went with him to Ankang.
When they arrived in Ankang, Quan Zhongzun, who was also sent to cooperate with the Taiwanese envoys, led his troops south to Ziwu Road and marched to Tianjin. So Li Tai left Quan Zhongzun here to share with Wenqiu, and Li Xian took charge of Ankang together.
Wei Xing and other counties and counties, while he himself led Li Qianzhe's tribe to continue returning eastward.